Lafayette

City in Contra Costa County

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/39122/lafayette

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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    1. Very High 41 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
    2. High 5,311 acres · 2 state, 5,309 local 55%
    3. Moderate 1,668 acres · Local Responsibility Area 17%
    4. Non-wildland 2,703 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%

    9,724 acres of land in all, 2 in the State Responsibility Area and 9,721 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

  • Fire history

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    No recorded fires

    CAL FIRE has no record of a fire that burned an acre or more here.

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Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Lafayette

Neighboring communities

  1. Lafayette 55% High · <1% Very High · this area
  2. Acalanes Ridge 6% Moderate
  3. Moraga 38% Very High
  4. Orinda 64% Very High
  5. Pleasant Hill 9% Moderate · 2% High
  6. Reliez Valley 64% High
  7. Saranap 19% Moderate
  8. Walnut Creek 28% High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data